Amsterdam - Frankfurt
Travel

Frankfurt in Germany is one of
Europe's major financial hubs and is located approximately 350km south-east from
Amsterdam. Netherlands and Germany are both in the Schengen zone so passport controls
are not necessary.

There are various travel options between the 2 cities
- train, air and coach (bus)...

1. Amsterdam-Frankfurt
by Train

The best way to travel between Amsterdam and Frankfurt is by
rail. Modern ICE trains run 7x daily from Amsterdam central station to
Frankfurt airport and Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (main station) - the journey takes
just 3h 46mins.

The train makes stops in Utrecht, Arnhem, Düsseldorf
and Köln (Cologne). The ICE runs at speeds of up to 300km/h on the Cologne-Frankfurt
section.

The
lowest one-way fare in 2nd class for the trip is €39, though availability
is somewhat limited and fares of €49 to €69 are more common. Consider
checking the 1st class price which can be had from €69 one-way.

Travelling
by ICE train on this route is certainly far more comfortable and convenient than
either air or bus travel.

The
2 respective "national" carriers operate services between Amsterdam
Schiphol (AMS) and Frankfurt Main International airport (FRA). Flight time is
scheduled to be around 65 minutes.

KLM (Skyteam) flies a 6x daily
Cityhopper service between Amsterdam and Frankfurt. Smaller jet aircraft are used
on the route - Embraer 190s and Fokker 70s (which both have a 2-2 cabin configuration).
Prices start at €99 return.

Lufthansa
(Star Alliance) operates 7x daily on the AMS-FRA route using a variety of aircraft
including Airbus A319/320 series and Boeing 737s.

Fares are similar to
KLM with returns also starting at €99.

KLM
and Lufthansa are the only viable options on this short flight route - you could
also fly Air France (via Paris), British Airways (via London) or Czech Airlines
(via Prague) - but these would be significantly more inconvenient as well as expensive.